| Deposit ID | 10037034 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cherokee Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Viola, NBMG Sample Site 1739 |
| Related records | 10295529 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.38555, 37.2658 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1378 |
| Relative position | NW OF TULE DESERT, 8-11 MILES E OF MEADOW VALLEY WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Leith(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clover Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Caliente(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Meadow Valley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08S | 68E | 09 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Xaibab Limestone |
| Rock description | Xaibab Limestone |
| (1) | Carbonate Shelf Sequence - Cherty limestone, dolomite, shale, and sandstone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Normal Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45-50W |
| Dip | 60-70E OR 55 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | An Unnamed Cherokee Indian |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Viola (Pittsburg, Cherokee) District District |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Year | 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^24 Oz Ag, 5% Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 175.26M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030088 |
TSCHANTZ, CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73
BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/21/83.
GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
TSCHANTZ & PAMPEYAN,1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | VEIN CONSISTS OF MASSIVE TO COARSELY CRYSTALLINE WHITE QUARTZ WHICH CARRIES CLOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE, MALACHITE, AND CHRYSOCOLLA WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF GALENA, PYRITE, AND FE-MN OXIDES. SOME DARK, FINELY CRYSTALLINE SULFIDE-LADEN LENSES ALSO OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE VEIN. TETRAHEDRITE IS ABUNDANT IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SECTIONS OF THE VEIN, AND RIPPED-UP CLASTS OF LIMESTONE COUNTRY ROCK ARE COMMON IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE EXPOSURE. IN PLACES THE VEIN CONTAINS CONCENTRIC OR UNDULATORY BANDS OF WHITE CRYSTALLINE CALCITE. ALTERNATING BANDS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE ARE ABOUT 0.25-0.50 INCH WIDE, EACH. CALCITE IS ALSO DEPOSITED ALONG FRACTURES IN THE QUARTZ VEINS WHICH PARALLEL THE VEIN STRIKE. GREEN OXIDES ARE COMMON AND MAY BE DERIVED FROM PB? AS? OR AGCL? MEDIUM GREY CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONES OF THE PERMIAN KAIBAB FORMATION OUTCROP ON THE SW SIDE OF THE VEIN. THE LIMESTONES ARE CUT BY CALCITE VEINS AND VEINLETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1984 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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